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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MORITZ ULRICH, OF ELBERFELD, GERMANY, ASSIGNOR TO THE FARBEN- FABRIKEN, VORMALS FR. BAYER 8t 00., OF SAME PLACE.

BLUE-RED AZO DYE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 468,142, dated February 2, 1892.

Ap li i ed y 1 1891. Serial No. 899,242. (Specimensd Patented in England November 19, 1889, No. 18,517; in France February 12, 1890, No. 203,744, and in Germany October 20,1890, No. 54,116.

To whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, Momrz ULRICH, doctor of philosophy, residing at Elberfeld, in the Empire of Germany, assignor to the FARBEN- FABRIKEN, voRMALs Fa. BAYER & (10., have invented a new and Valuable Improvement in the Manufacture of Dye-Stuffs, (for which the aforesaid FARBENFABRIKEN has already obtained Letters Patent in Germany, No.

54,116, dated October 20, 1890; in France No.

203,744, dated February 12, 1890, and in England, No. 18,517, dated, November 19, 1889,) of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the production of a I 5 new bluish-red azo coloring-matter of the form ula SO Na 0 C ll, 2 on N N (g ll -OH souva by the combination of paramido-benzol-sul- 2 5 phonic acid with the dihydrooxynaphthalinemono-sulpho-acid of my Letters Patent No. 444,679, dated January 13, 1891.

In carrying out my invention I proceed in the following manner: 17.3 kilos of paramido- 3o benzol-sulphonic acid are diazotized with hydrochloric acid in the common manner by seven kilos of sodium nitrite. The resulting diazo compound is then caused to flow into a watery acetic-acid solution of 26.2 kilos of 5 the abovementioned sodium salt of the dihydrooxynaphthaline mono sulpho acid in the presence of sodium acetate. Instead of an acetic-acid solution and instead of sodium acetate an alkaline solution (carbonate of soda or soda) may be employed. After standing for about twelve hours the production of the coloring-matter is completed, the acetic acid is neutralized with carbonate of soda or caustic alkali,and the new dye-stuff separated by the addition of common salt. After having been filtered off and dried the new product forms a violet-red amorphous powder of the formula:

SON: t 8 L OII N:N-o u, on

I sonva.

It is easily soluble in water with bluish-red color. It dissolves in a solution of sodium carbonate and of ammonia with bluish-red color. When dissolved in concentrated sulphuric acid, a deep violet-blue solution resuits. My new azo coloring-matter dyes unmordanted wool in sulphuric-acid baths exoeedingly pure and clear red shades similar to those of acid magenta. On wool mordanted with chromium salts it dyes dull violet.

that I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The process of producing the new coloring-matter herein described, which consists in acting with the diazo compound or paramido- 7o benzol-sulphonic acid on the dihydrooxynaphthaline monosulpho acid described in my Letters Patent No. 444,679, dated January 13, 1891, in solution, as above described.

2. The coloring-matter hereinbefore de- 7 5 scribed, which is derived from the diazo derivative of the paramido-benzol-sulphonic acid with the dihydroo ynaphthaline-monosulpho-acid of my Letters Patent No. 444,67 9, dated January 13, 1891, and which is readily 8o soluble in water with bluish-red color in solutions of sodium carbonate and of ammonia with the same color, besides dissolving in concentrated sul phuric acid with deep violet-blue color. 8 5

In testimony whereof I have signed my name in presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

MORITZ ULRICH.

IVitnesses:

WM. ESSENWEIN, RUDOLPH FRIOKE. 

